'Pancham told me once, "It's very difficult to be taken seriously when there are stalwarts like Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman, Madan Mohan and Naushad... How do I make my mark?"' Amit Kumar salutes R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary on January 4.
'...as much as in India, it's only because she sang for mankind, not the details on the passport.'
Sophie Choudry celebrates the success of her song, Gori Hai.
'I kept thinking the bedroom door would open any minute and Didi Atya would step out...'
The BJP has dropped C T Ravi, a leader from Karnataka, Dilip Saikia, a Lok Sabha MP from Assam, as its general secretaries, and Vinod Sonkar, Harish Dwivedi, both Lok Sabha MPs from Uttar Pradesh, and Sunil Deodhar as secretaries.
Voting for 10 constituencies was held from 7 am to 3 pm in 10 seats and from 8 am to 5 pm in the rest 10 segments under a thick security blanket of police and paramilitary personnel in the Naxalite-hit Bastar division.
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of 25 golden melodies? Sukanya Verma curates one for you.
You know the celebrated Raksha Bandhan songs. Subhash K Jha lists the ones you don't.
'The credit for giving me my first major break goes to Master Ghulam Haider.'
'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.' 'C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.' 'I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"' 'He replied, "How could I not do this? My song was being spoilt".'
Subhash K Jha selects his favourite rain songs. Do list your favourites in the message board below!
The state intelligence department on Saturday evening received specific input about the threat to the life of CM Shinde, the official said.
Gina flew down to Mumbai for Shalimar's mahurat and pictures of her with Zeenat Aman and Dharmendra were duly splashed all over the newspapers.
Glimpses of what some of our leaders were up to on Monday, September 26, 2022.
Contests in 13 seats would attract most attention during the Chhattisgarh assembly elections as they feature prominent leaders of the Congress and BJP.
The late Shashikala may have chilled you with her portrayals on screen, but she had some unforgettable songs picturised on her.
From his favourite footballer, to the shots he enjoyed playing the most, to his favourite cheat meal (BIRYANI!), Sachin took questions from his fans the same way he used to play his cricket -- with enjoyment.
'Many people pointed fingers at me.' 'They would ask, "Why did you sing such a song? Why did you do this 'double-meaning' song?"' 'My mother also asked, "Yeh kya gaaya?"'
'...It was because Lataji sang for us.'
Meg Lanning's 30th birthday did not come with a present from her opponents as she was clean-bowled for a duck by a peach of a delivery from Salma, only the fourth time the Australian captain has failed to trouble the scorers in 98 ODIs.
Helen looked radiant, but reluctant to reveal too much about her past.
Riteish-Genelia visit a salon... Neha steps out... Karan-Bipasha spread love...
It's always the tiny details that matter for her.
The BJP, the AAP and the Congress had fielded six, five and three women candidates, but only Reena Kashyap of the BJP won the election.
When he plied an autorickshaw in Thane in the late 1980s did Eknath Shambhaji Shinde ever dream that he would one day be chief minister of one of the wealthiest states in the Indian Union?
The domestic help is often viewed as someone who sweeps, swabs, washes and cooks rarely as person with a point of view and maybe, even an interesting life.
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of 25 golden melodies?
Zelda Pande recounts the specialness with which Diwali was celebrated in her home in Ranchi.
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of golden melodies?
'I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that this could happen to me.'
Do yourself a favour and let's NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. There's so much more than Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain (Sholay) or Rang Barse (Silsila)!
Bhupinder's magical legacy lives on in the musical masterpieces he left behind.
On Ashaji's 89th birthday on September 8, Subhash K Jha revisits some of her lesser-known classics.
'Thank you to everyone who ever collaborated, hired, or listened to my music. I exist because of you'
'Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi have collectively brought more pride and honour to our country than the entire film fraternity put together.' 'Sir, the names you have taken are institutions, pillars of India's popular art, symbolising the very essence of humanism and nationalism.'
'I never asked the lyricist Majrooh Sultanpurisaab nor the composer Raju (Rajesh Roshan). I just sang it the way it was given to me. How was I or anyone to know that Mungda would become such an iconic song?'
'I've never allowed success to go to my head.' 'I've seen many artistes fall because of their pride.'
As we mark the 34th death anniversary of Shankar -- of the legendary Shankar-Jaikishan duo -- Subhash K Jha selects five evergreen songs from their greatest hits.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
Lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar on Friday said his comments on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks during his recent visit to Pakistan have become "too big" but he had to set the record straight on certain things while he was there.
